Demographics of China

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsDaoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%

officially atheist (2002 est.)

Ethnic groupsHan Chinese 91.5%, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census)

Demographics

Diabetes prevalence9.02 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index42.1 42.6 42.5

Intentional homicides1.00 per 100,000 people (2010)1.10 per 100,000 people (2009)1.10 per 100,000 people (2008)

Total Population1.36 Billion (2014)1.35 Billion (2013)1.34 Billion (2012)

Population Growth0.44 % (2014)0.46 % (2013)0.48 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.01 Square kilometer per capita

Population density141 capita per square kilometer (2014)141 capita per square kilometer (2013)140 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people68.9 per 1,000 people (2011)57.7 per 1,000 people (2010)46.7 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road22.6 per km of road (2011)19.3 per km of road (2010)15.5 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions88.7 per 100 people (2013)80.8 per 100 people (2012)72.1 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers13.6 per 100 people (2013)12.7 per 100 people (2012)11.4 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers of China

Internet users45.8 per 100 people (2013)42.3 per 100 people (2012)38.3 per 100 people (2011)